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Occupation: Professional Poker Player Lives In: Las Vegas, Nevada Born: New York, NY - United States Years Playing Tournament Poker: 33
Erik Seidel, a bit of history before we mention his immensity as poker professional. In New York, Erik started off playing competitive backgammon tournaments for eight years and then he eventually moved to the stock market. There, he did stock trading on Wall Street while playing poker on the side. Starting in 1988, he was playing poker professionally on and off until 1995 when he made the big move to Las Vegas to pursue his career as a full-time professional poker player. Erik Seidel; cool, calm, and collective. He is known for his patient, conservative, solid play. His approach to the game has more then paid off, bringing home six WSOP bracelets, four Bellagio titles, and dozens more. Erik also became well known for his second place in the 1988 WSOP main event, losing to Johnny Chan. This final hand was used in the movie Rounders, starring Matt Damon. Erik is a competitor at heart and will continue to make an impact on the poker world.
Erik Seidel is a live poker tournament event player and has played poker since 1996.Seidel's poker tournament results and statistics include 1 1st place finish, 7 final table appearances, and 9 in-the-money finishes for $174,225 in total poker tournament event earnings over the years.
